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Tega Cay stormwater committee plans outreach push, adopt‑a‑drain idea
Summary
The City of Tega Cay Stormwater and Environmental Committee agreed May 12 to pursue expanded outreach — including social-media materials, maps of drains, infographics on leaf pickup and an adopt‑a‑drain pilot — and to staff a booth at Catawba Fest on Sept. 27.
The City of Tega Cay Stormwater and Environmental Committee said May 12 it will prioritize public outreach this year, focusing on social-media materials, a map of storm drains and community programs such as adopt‑a‑drain.
Committee members discussed outreach work begun after the March 10 meeting. Vice Chairwoman Heather Jones said she contacted the school district about stormwater education materials but had not yet received a response and that she contacted the Fort Mill Stormwater Committee to review their resources. Committee member Lauren Kohut presented a preliminary map of green spaces based on York County GIS data and said she will share it with Mr. Buchanan and the Parks and Recreation department to verify locations.
Kohut pointed the group to two online resource hubs the committee could adapt: the EPA’s Stormwater Smart outreach materials and the North Carolina Clean Water Education Partnership website. Jones suggested creating images or infographics to make leaf‑pickup guidance clearer. Committee member Wes Worden highlighted a recent post on a Tega Cay community bulletin board showing a resident clearing a storm drain and said responses to that post revealed confusion about which drains are public and which are private; he proposed an adopt‑a‑drain program, outreach through community groups such as the Scouts and using markers to identify public drains.
Jerry Church said the committee should prepare responses to complaints or negative comments if it launches a social‑media page. Members also agreed to host a booth at Catawba Fest on Sept. 27; Jones said she would contact the city about reserving space. Suggested booth elements included printed flyers, a neighborhood map of storm drains and a demonstration by the leaf‑collection truck showing what it will and will not pick up.
The committee did not adopt a formal, funded program at the meeting; members scheduled follow‑up tasks (verifying map data, researching marker options and preparing outreach materials) to bring back at a future meeting.
